shower

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noun

1 for washing your body

ADJECTIVE

▪ cold, cool

▪ hot, steaming, warm

▪ brief, quick

▪

I'll just take a quick shower.

▪ refreshing, relaxing

▪ electric (esp. BrE)

▪ power

▪ en suite, private

▪ stall (AmE), walk-in

▪ communal, locker-room (AmE)

▪ outdoor

VERB + SHOWER

▪ grab (AmE), have (esp. BrE), take (esp. AmE)

▪ hit (esp. AmE)

▪

After the game, the boys hit the showers.

SHOWER + VERB

▪ run

▪

He could hear the shower running in the bathroom.

SHOWER + NOUN

▪ cubicle (BrE), curtain, room, stall (AmE), unit (esp. BrE)

▪ block (esp. BrE)

▪

The plans include changing facilities and shower blocks.

▪ door, head, tray

▪

He left the shower door open.

▪ gel

▪ cap

2 of rain or snow

ADJECTIVE

▪ rain, sleet, snow

▪ heavy, light

▪ intermittent, occasional, odd (BrE), scattered

▪ frequent

▪ blustery, squally (BrE), thundery (BrE), wintry

▪ April, spring, summer

VERB + SHOWER

▪ brave

▪

They decided to brave the showers and headed for the coast.

SHOWER + VERB

▪ die out

▪

Scattered showers will die out by late evening.

3 of small objects

ADJECTIVE

▪ dust, meteor

VERB + SHOWER

▪ send

▪

A light exploded, sending a shower of sparks raining down.

PREPOSITION

▪ shower of

▪

The grinding wheel sent out a shower of sparks.

4 (AmE) party to give presents

ADJECTIVE

▪ baby

▪ bridal, wedding

VERB + SHOWER

▪ have, throw

▪ give sb

▪ plan, plan for

▪ attend

SHOWER + NOUN

▪ invitation

▪

I got a shower invitation from Katie.

▪ gift

PREPOSITION

▪ shower for

▪

a baby shower for my sister

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verb

Shower is used with these nouns as the object: ↑confetti, ↑praise, ↑spark